Famous people near Pelves: 124 in Arras
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Pelves. Across Pas-de-Calais, 228 towns list someone born there. Boulogne-sur-Mer’s 164 names make the longest list in Pas-de-Calais. The best known born in Arras is Maximilien de Robespierre.
Who’s listed here
We list people whose Wikidata birthplace is Pelves (by its INSEE code) and whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pelves yet.
Famous people born near Pelves
Of the towns nearby, 8 have famous names listed.
Vimy · 7 miClaude Guéant & 5 moreLSainte-Catherine · 7 miLouane & 4 moreGMVitry-en-Artois · 4 miGilbert Mathon & 2 moreATCourchelettes · 7 miAlfred Trannin & 2 moreGSSaint-Laurent-Blangy · 5 miGilbert Scodeller & 1 moreCDBiache-Saint-Vaast · 2 miCharles Delestraint
Brebières · 6 miLouis Joseph PilatQuestions about famous people from Pelves
Who counts as from Pelves?
People whose Wikidata birthplace is Pelves itself, matched by its INSEE code (a commune merged into it counts when the dates allow), whose French Wikipedia article agrees, and their English article too when they have one. A hospital or neighbourhood recorded without its commune isn’t matched. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a hospital, a neighbourhood or a wider area, another commune, or missing, or their articles may not name a birthplace. We only list people the sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations, how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each person) and French and English Wikipedia (each person’s articles confirm the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are matched to the commune by INSEE code and its history of mergers (INSEE COG 2026). Ranked by the number of articles. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across French towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the license below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Claude Guéant: Claude_Guéant_-_1.jpg : Γιώργος Α. Παπανδρέου Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας from Greece derivative work: Citron, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Joseph Pilat: After Georges Malbeste, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.